October 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

25 October 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 25 Oct 2004 [PDF]
SOLDIER KILLED IN CONVOY ATTACK
ONE SOLDIER KILLED, FIVE WOUNDED BY ROADSIDE BOMB
Cordon and Search Nets Two Terrorists, Weapons Collection MNF-I/MNC-I 25 Oct 2004 -- The Iraqi National Guard and Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained two people wanted for anti-Iraqi activities and collected a variety of weapons and munitions Oct. 24 during a cordon and search in northern Iraq.
Two Convoys Attacked in Baghdad MNF-I/MNC-I 25 Oct 2004 -- Two Task Force Baghdad convoys came under attack by improvised explosive devices Oct. 25, neither attack causing any casualties.
Three killed, Eight Wounded By Car Bomb in Baghdad MNF-I/MNC-I 25 Oct 2004 -- Three Iraqi civilians died and six others were wounded when a suspected vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated at 8 a.m. in central Baghdad Oct. 25.
Operation Nets Large Weapons Cache MNF-I/MNC-I 25 Oct 2004 -- Task Force Baghdad troops uncovered a large weapons cache during a cordon and search operation Oct. 25 in central Baghdad.
More Violent Attacks Rattle Iraq RFE/RL 25 Oct 2004 -- More people were killed in Iraq today by car bombs, suicide attacks, and in clashes.
Blast In Central Baghdad Kills Two RFE/RL 25 Oct 2004 -- A bomb blew up near a U.S. patrol in central Baghdad today, killing at least two people, while a new report says 380 tons of explosives have vanished in Iraq.

Blair Outlines Plan for British Troop Move in Iraq AFPS 25 Oct 2004 -- The British Scotland Black Watch Regiment is deploying farther north in Iraq "for a limited period of time for a limited operation," British Prime Minister Tony Blair said during a press conference today in London.

White House Daily Briefing, October 25 Washington File 25 Oct 2004 -- International Atomic Energy Agency and missing munitions in Iraq
White House Report, October 25; Iraq, IAEA Washington File 25 Oct 2004 -- White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said that a recent cache of munitions reported missing to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not pose a nuclear proliferation risk and that many similar caches have already been destroyed.
US POL WRAP VOA 25 Oct 2004 -- Republican President George W. Bush and his Democratic opponent, John Kerry, are charging into the final week of the U.S. campaign for the White House trading increasingly tough charges on the continuing conflict in Iraq. Former President Bill Clinton, who is recovering from heart surgery, joined Senator Kerry Monday on the campaign trail.
KERRY/POLAND VOA 25 Oct 2004 -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has told a major Polish daily newspaper he will persuade America's allies to share the burden of Iraqi stabilization and reconstruction.
Iraq Removed from List of State Sponsors of Terrorism Washington File 25 Oct 2004 -- The United States has officially removed Iraq from its list of state sponsors of terrorism to reflect the fundamental change in the country's leadership and policies, as well as to show support for Iraq's interim government, says State Department spokesman Richard Boucher.

UN / IAEA / IRAQ VOA 25 Oct 2004 -- The United Nations nuclear agency has told the Security Council that nearly 350 tons of explosives is missing in Iraq and may have been stolen.
Over 340 tons of high explosives missing from Iraq, UN nuclear watchdog says UN News Centre 25 Oct 2004 -- More than 340 tons of high explosives that had been subject to United Nations monitoring were stolen or looted from a government facility in Iraq, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported today.
IAEA/IRAQ VOA 25 Oct 2004 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency says several-hundred tons of high explosive material have disappeared in Iraq. The agency says a lack of security has led to looting from several sites.
IAEA Chief To Report On Missing Iraqi Explosives RFE/RL 25 Oct 2004 -- The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog will report to the UN Security Council today on the disappearance of nearly 400 tons of explosives in Iraq.

Iraq elections should be held on time, UN envoy tells national council UN News Centre 25 Oct 2004 -- Addressing Iraq's Interim National Council, Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative said today the United Nations shares its goal of holding credible elections as planned by the end of January 2005.
IRAQ / ELECTIONS VOA 25 Oct 2004 -- Despite increasing and more barbaric forms of violence in Iraq, the interim government maintains that national elections will be held in January, as scheduled. Iraq interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is promising to quell the insurgency that has claimed the lives of thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens.
MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES DONATE 2,100 BODY ARMOR VESTS CENTCOM 25 Oct 2004 -- Multi-National Forces donated about $500,000 worth of equipment to Iraqi National Guard soldiers Oct. 25. Soldiers from the 104th, 105th and 108 ING Battalions received 2,100 body armor vests with plates.

BRITAIN / BLAIR VOA 25 Oct 2004 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair says Iraq faces a crucial showdown with militants who he says are out to sabotage elections planned for January. The prime minister discussed the issue at a London news conference

Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 25 Oct 2004
Iraqis Release Details of Soldier Murders AFPS 25 Oct 2004 -- The Iraqi government released details today on the Oct. 23 murders of 49 unarmed Iraqi soldiers on leave to visit their families.